Camera magazine



A. BRIECHLE CAMERA MAGAZINE Dec. 8, 1931.

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A. BRIECHLE 1,835,457

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CAMERA MAGAZ INE Filed June e, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 n" TOIR ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 8, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENTA OFFICE .AMBROSIUS BRIECHLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A SSIGNOR TO FAIRCHILD AERIAL CAMERA CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK CAMERA MAGAZINE Application led J'une 6,

This Iinvention relates in general to photographic cameras and more partlcularly to improvements in magazines for aerial cameras. d

An ob]ect of this invention 1s to provide means whereby the film may be positively fed and the interval of feeding may be positively regulated, and the film be positively pressed fiat at the proper interval before exposure and released from such pressure after exposure.

Another object is to provide a mechanism for' accomplishing this result by means of simple but efficient mechanism, the parts of which will be so inner-related that they are inter-dependent in their relationship and positive in their operation.

With the foregoing and other objectsin' view, the invention consists in the combination of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter set forth in the following specification and appended claims, certain embodiments beingillustrated in the' drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a transverse section through thema-gazine showing the film rolls in elevation.

Figure l2 is a 'longitudinal section through the magazine showing'the take-up film roll in side elevation and the operating mechanism iin longitudinal section; i

Figure 3 is a plan View of the pressureyplate with the camera magazine cover removed, showing theoperating mechanism in horizontal section.

Figure 4 is a view in end elevation of the operating mechanism with the camera magazine cover removed.

Figure is a longitudinal section through the operating mechanism.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detailed view of the operating levers showing their relative position with an operating camwhen the levers are released from their locking engagementwith the measuring roll. l

Figure 7 is a similar view showing'the operating levers in locked engagement with the measuring roll.

Figure 8 is a detailed view ofthe'camera operating pawl for effecting and' releasing 1930. serial'no. 459,521.

the drive ofthe film roll by the operating mechanism. y

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there are arranged, Within the casingil, a film roll 2 and a take-up roll the film being represented at 4 and arrows showing the direction of movement of the film in the normal operation of the camera. The bottom of the magazine is formed with a rectangular exposure area 5, over which a glass plate (i isfitted, and a pressure-plate 7 is intermittently resiliently forced against the glass plate or the filmtherebetween. vAn opaque slide 8 may be introduced to exclude light from entering the magazine through the exposure area, the plate being provided with "an accessible han'dle 8.

The film is pulled off of the roll 2 over an idler roll 9, and thence between the plates 6 and 7. The roll 3 is positively rotated by hand or motor driven apparatus and draws the film over a measuring roll l0 and between the latter and a small roll 11 spring-pressed thereagainst by the action of the spring 12 on the lever 13 carrying the freely rotating roll 11.

The magazineas illustrated constitutes a unit of the camera and may be readily releasably attached to the remainder of the camera, motion being imparted to the magazine mechanism through a shaft 14 provided with a projection 15 which may be received in a keyway in the driving shaft of the cam- 'child aerial camera, one type of which is adequately shown in the patent to Fairchild No. 1,612,860 of January 4, 1927.

The film take-uproll 3 is releasably connected. to the ring gear 1G so as to be driven thereby, while the measuring roll 10 is operatively connected to the ring gear 17. An operation by hand or by motor to wind the film results in a rotation of the shaft 14. A bevel gear 18 carried thereby meshes with a bevel gear 19 carried by a shaft 21 which also carries a ring gear 20, causing the latter to be rotated in a clockwise direction.

A rotation of the shaft 21 results in an operation of the film pressure-plate. This is brought about by a movement of an eccenplate through the medium of the leaf springs.

28 connected to the arms 27 .and the pressurel plate.

Simultaneously with the above described action ""of the pressure-plate, the gear 20 meshing with a' ring gear 3() rotates the latter which carries a cam 31 and a ring gear 32. Operating levers 33, 34-and 35 are all loosely mounted on a pin 36 teured in the casing. The enlarged portion of the cam 31 upon rotation engages with the arm 33a of the lever 33 causing the lever to rotate and lug 33 carried thereby to be withdrawn from a recess' 37 in the end of the shaft 38. Prior to this removal the shaft 38 was locked against rotation. `The measuring roll shaft 17 is provided with a ring gear 40 which meshes with the ring gear 39 carried by the f shaft 38. Thus the removal of the lug 33 lfrom the recess 37 leaves they two shafts 17 and 38 free to rotate.l This allows lm to be drawn around the measuring roll 10 between the latter and the pressure roll 11, and to continue uninterruptedly for one revolution of the shaft 38 when the lug 33c is forced into the recess 37 by the spring 41.

The lever 33, in its movement caused by the y cam 31, contacts with the lug 34a of the lever 34 .causing its pawl 34" to become disengaged from the ratchet 42., This pawl 34" is normally held in engagement with the gear 42 by the action of the spring 43, allowing the gear 30 and 32 and the cam to be rotated without any driving action resulting from such rotation.

The purpose of the ring gear 45 is to rotate the gear 16 to effect the winding of the film.' During the operation of the pressure plate the measurin roll. is locked against rotation and the rotation of the shaft 14 is not transmitted to the gear '45 or the film take-up roll gear' 16. The ratchet 44 and gear 45' are ]ournalled on a bearing 46 which is rotatably mounted on the pin 47 Also journalled on this bearing isa plate 48 on which there is pivotally mounted a pawl 49 with asingle tooth-50 having a tendency to Vbe forced by the spring 51 into engagement with the ratchet'32. A counter-clockwise rotation of the gear 30 while the pawl 34" engages the loosely mounted .ratchet 42 causes the lug 52 of the pawl,49 to ride up on the cam 53, which is integral with the ratchet 42, thus disengaging -the pawl toothv 50 fromv the ratchet 32. When, however, the pawl 34" is disengaged from the ratchet 42, the spring during the period of disengagement of the pawl 34" -with the ratchet 42.

The positive actionA of the cam arm 33" of the lever 33 resultingin the describedresult of releasing the pawl 34" from the ratchet 42 and the lug 33c from the re- 31 against cess 37 continues long enough for the shaft v 38 to be rotated sufficiently to bring the recess 37 out' of alignment Awith the lug 33. Consequently it is necessary that the shaft 38 shall make one complete revolution before the lug may again be forced into the recess by the springs 41 and 43. b i

In the meantime the gear 45 being driven and the gear 16 being driven thereby, film is wound on the take-up roll causing a rotation of the measuring roll and pressure roll. rThe measuring roll gear 40 and the regulating gear 39 and assemblythus being rotated, allows the take-up roll to be wound only during the rotation of the shaft 38, the rot-ation of the .latter being heretofore described. The .function of. the lever 35 is to keep the pawl 54 in engagement with the ratchet 44 by means of the spring 55 to prevent a clockwise rotation of the ratchet 44 and the gear 45, thus avoiding the possibility of a. counterclockwise rotation of the gear 16 resulting invention, there being many well-known types of counters in exlstence, is provided in the camera magazine and is fitted with an actuating lever 57 adapted to be operated upon? each complete revolution of the gear 20.by

vmeans of a lug 56 secured to this gear plate.

The function of the gear 20 has such a relation, as hereinbefore described, to the remaining operating parts of the magazine assembly that the actuation of the lever 57- via the lug 56 does not occur until the completion of a photographic exposure has been laccompllshed, the counter thus being'ableto register a true indication of the number of photographs which are taken during the operation of the camera.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: l j

1. In a film camera, a driving mechanism, a film feeding mechanism including a feed r'olladapted to be dri-ven bysaid driving `mechanism and includingl a measuring roll over which a winding roll is adapted to draw said lm, means controlled by said driving mechanism for intermittently locking -said measuring roll against rotation and for releasing such locked engagement, lockin and releasing means for said measuring ro lop- -Malawi' feed roll and a driving connection therebe-` tween said measurin roll being free from any driving connectlon with said driving mechanism, lockin said measuring rolf mechanism, anism for and releasing means for operated by said driving and locking and releasin mechsaid feed roll operated y said measurin roll for the purpose of controllin the angu ar movements of said feed ro through an intermittentl effected driving connection between said riving mechanism and said feed roll controlled by said measuring roll.

3. In a film camera, a film feeding mechanism including a film feed roll and a measurin roll over which said film is drawn by sald feed roll, a film pressure plate and a counter mechanism and a driving mechanism for positively intermittently operating'the` fsame, said feed roll being driven y, said driving mechanism and said measuring roll being free from any driving connection therewith,v

means controlled by the angular movements of said .measuring roll for correspondingly controlling the angular movements-of said feed roll, locking and'releasing means foi` Y said measuring roll operated by said driving mechanism; and locking and releasing means for said feed roll operated by said measuring roll for the purpose of operation of said feed roll, measuring roll, pressure plate, and counter being accomplished in predetermined sequence and extent.

4. In a film camera, a film feeding mechanism including a driving mechanism, a yfilm feed roll driven thereby, and a measuring roll over which said film is drawn, said measuring roll being otherwise free from any driving connection with said film feeding mechanism, a recessed shaft driven by said measuring roll, a lever engaging said recess to lock said measuring roll against rotation, a cam carried by said driving mechanism for intermittently releasingl such locked engagement for permitting said measuring roll tocomplete a revolution, locking and releasin means for said measuring roll operated by said ldriving mechanism, and locking and releasing means for said feed roll operated by saidv measuring roll for the purpose of `effecting a driving connection between said driving Vmechanism and said feed roll when said measuring roll is unlocked and for dis- `a recessed shaft operated by continuing said drivin connection when said measuring roll is in loc ed position.A

5. In a film camera, a film feeding mechanism including a film feed roll and ja measuring roll over which said film is drawn by said feed roll, said measuring roll being otherwise free from any driving connection with said film feeding mechanism, said driving mechanism comprising an intermittently operated gear for driving said feed roll, a driving connection between said feed roll and said driving mechanism and means controlled by the,

rotation of said measuring roll for alternately effecting the engagement and disengagement of said drivin connection, coacting elements- -between said drivin mechanism and said measuring roll for locking the latter against rotation and for periodically releasing said locked engagement.

6. In a film camera, a film feeding mechanism including a driving mechanism, a film feed roll driven therebyand a measuring roll over which said film is drawn, said measuring roll being otherwise free from any driving connectionwith said film feeding'lmechanism, i s'aid measuring roll said driving mechanism cdmprising driving elements and periodicallyy engaged driven elements, a lever engagingthe recess in said shaft to lock said measuring roll against rotation, a cam carried by the driving elements of said driving mechanism for intermittent- 1y releasing such locked t,engagement for permitting said measuring r'pll to complete a revolution, operated by said first lever for controllin a cam and a ratchet carried by said feed ro l, a awl adaptedto engage said ratch- CFI et, a secon lever operated by said first lever for controlling said cam actuated pawl and ratchet for bringing about the engagement of the driving and driven elements of said drivin mechanism with said feed roll substantia ly simultaneously with the unlocking of saidmeasu'ring roll.

7. In a'film camera, a film feeding mechanism including a driving mechanism, a film feed roll driven thereby, and a measuring roll over which said film is drawn, said measuring roll .being otherwise free from any driving connection with said film feeding mechanism, a recessed shaft operated by said measuring roll, said driving mechanismcompri'sing driving elements and periodically engaged drivenelements, a lever engaging'the recess in said shaft to lock said measuring roll against rotation, a cam carried by the driving elements of said driving mechanism for interg mittently releasing such locked engagement for permitting said measuring roll to complete a revolution, operated by said first lever for controlling a cam and a ratchet carried by said feed roll, a pawl adapted to engage said ratchet, a' second lever o rated by said first lever for controlling sai cam actuated pawl and ratchet for bringing about the engagement of the drivin and driven elements of said drivin mec anism with said feed roll substantia y simultaneously, with the unlocking of said measuring roll, a pres sure plate for positively intermittently ressing the film over the exposure area o said camera, and a counter both being positively driven by said driving elements of said driving mechanism, the operation of .said feed roll, measuring roll, pressurelate, a counter being accomplished in pre etermined sequence and extent.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 27 day of May,

` AMBROSIUS BRIECHLE. 

